Canton of Pont-de-Veyle

Former canton of Pont-de-Veyle
region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
main place	Pont-de-Veyle
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	13,162 (Jan. 1, 2012)
Population density	107 inhabitants / km²
surface	123.46 km²
Communities	12
INSEE code	0127

The canton of Pont-de-Veyle was 2015 a French canton in the department of Ain in the region Rhône-Alpes . It comprised twelve parishes in the Arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse , its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Pont-de-Veyle .

Residents

Population development
year	Residents
1962	6,896
1968	7,335
1975	7,766
1982	8,808
1990	10,276
1999	11,079
2006	12,194
2011	13,059

Communities

The following communities belonged to the canton:

local community	Population year	Area km²	Population density	Code INSEE	Post Code
Bey	260 (2013)	2.8	93 inhabitants / km²	01042	01290
Cormoranche-sur-Saône	1,070 (2013)	9.9	108 inhabitants / km²	01123	01290
Crottet	1,717 (2013)	12.1	142 inhabitants / km²	01134	01750
Cruzilles-lès-Mépillat	831 (2013)	11.8	70 inhabitants / km²	01136	01290
Grièges	1,925 (2013)	14.9	129 inhabitants / km²	01179	01290
Laiz	1,187 (2013)	10.3	115 inhabitants / km²	01203	01290
Perrex	789 (2013)	11.1	71 inhabitants / km²	01291	01540
Pont-de-Veyle	1,611 (2013)	1.9	848 inhabitants / km²	01306	01290
Saint-André-d'Huiriat	547 (2013)	9.5	58 inhabitants / km²	01334	01290
Saint-Cyr-sur-Menthon	1,719 (2013)	9.0	191 inhabitants / km²	01343	01380
Saint-Genis-sur-Menthon	466 (2013)	11.6	40 inhabitants / km²	01355	01380
Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle	1,076 (2013)	11.2	96 inhabitants / km²	01365	01290

politics

Representative in the conseil général des départements
Term of office	Surname	Political party
2004-2011	Jean-François Pelletier	UMP
2011-2015	Christophe Greffet	PS